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From staff reports

What starts with show-and-tell quickly progresses into presenting reports and online presentations, to doing declamations, to giving speeches, and eventually to participating in full-blown debates.

“We find that the earlier we introduce public speaking, the more comfortable our students become with it and the more confidence they have in themselves,” Head of School Caroline Chapman said.

“Public speaking, along with writing and learning to think critically, is a big focus of our curriculum across all subjects,” she said. “Recently, third- and fourth-grade students spent time in the computer lab reading about and researching the lives of a series of famous people. Next, they took turns presenting their findings to the rest of the class.”

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